The Euromillions glory was to come in the form of an estimated £37 million triple rollover on the draw on Friday night.
But have you checked your ticket yet?
The winning numbers were: 4, 10, 14, 37 and 46 and the lucky stars 4 and 7.
Meanwhile, the Millionaire Maker number was XMN947162.
Are you a winner? Good luck!
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DERBYSHIRE has been ranked in the top 10 worst places in the UK reports of animals being used to fight.
Calls to the RSPCA reporting organised animal fighting have gone up by a third in the past five years - despite dog and cockfighting being banned for 180 years.
There was a total of 594 calls to the charity in 2014 to report incidents or information connected to organised animal fighting, compared to 449 in 2010 - an increase of almost 33%.
Chief inspector Ian Briggs, from the RSPCA's special operations unit which investigates organised animal crime, said the figures came as no surprise.
He said: "RSPCA inspectors deal with countless instances of neglect caused by ignorance, but these cases are all about premeditated cruelty. People are deliberately breeding, training and fighting animals for the sole purpose of inflicting suffering.
"Hopefully one day organised animal fighting can truthfully be described as a thing of the past. Until then, we'll keep investigating and try to bring about an end to such horrific levels of animal cruelty."
The areas with most reports of organised animal cruelty to the RSPCA in 2014 were:
1. West Midlands (48)
2. Greater London (36)
3. Greater Manchester (35)
4. Lancashire (27)
5. Kent (26)
6=. Nottinghamshire (23)
6=. West Yorkshire (23)
8=. Essex (18)
8=. South Yorkshire (18)
10=. Cheshire (16)
10=. Derbyshire (16)
To report animal cruelty contact the RSPCA's 24-hour cruelty and advice line on 0300 1234 999.
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A MAN had to be rescued after suffering severe head injuries and hypothermia following a fall in the Derbyshire Peak District.
Mountain rescue volunteers were called to the incident in the Upper Burbage area yesterday after walkers discovered the man who appeared to be unsteady on his feet.
The walkers administered aid and called emergency services. Paramedics as well as an air ambulance from East Midlands Airport went to the scene.
Edale Mountain Rescue Team, which attended the incident, said the man's injuries were "consistent with a significant fall."
A spokesman for the team said: "It is believed that the individual had been out all night and was suffering from severe hypothermia."
The man was taken to Sheffield's Northern General Hospital.
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GEORGE Thorne has been named in the Derby County starting line-up to face Sheffield Wednesday in Saturday's Championship encounter at the iPro Stadium (3pm).
The midfielder will make his first appearance of the season, having recovered from a knee injury he sustained only days after completing his £2m move from West Bromwich Albion.
Thorne, who enjoyed a successful loan spell with the Rams last term, replaces Real Madrid loanee Omar Mascarell in one of two changes to Steve McClaren's side following the 3-3 draw at Rotherham United in midweek.
The other change see Simon Dawkins preferred to Jamie Ward on the left wing.
Ward and Mascarell both drop to the bench.
There is no place in the squad for defenders Raul Albentosa or Stephen Warnock, who have been out through injury and suspension respectively.
Top scorer Chris Martin (knee) remains sidelined, along with Johnny Russell, Mason Bennett (both hamstring) and John Eustace (knee).
Sheffield Wednesday boss Stuart Gray makes one change from the goalless draw against Brighton, Sam Hutchinson coming in for the injured Jose Semedo.
Former Rams striker Chris Maguire is on the bench for the Owls.
DERBY COUNTY: Grant, Christie, Keogh, Buxton, Forsyth, Thorne, Hendrick, Hughes, Ince, Dawkins, Bent. Subs: Roos (gk), Shotton, Mascarell, Bryson, Lingard, Ward, Thomas.
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY: Westwood, Palmer, Lees, Zayatte, Helan, Hutchinson, Lee, Maghoma, McGugan, Bus, Keane. Subs: Kirkland (gk), May, Nuhiu, Maguire, Melo, Dielna, Vermijl.
REFEREE: D Bond (Lancashire).
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DERBY County trail 1-0 to Sheffield Wednesday at half-time in Saturday's Championship encounter at the iPro Stadium.
A free-kick from former Nottingham Forest man Lewis McGugan after 20 minutes separates the side at the break.
It was an opening period of few chances, though Derby created more as the half went on, with Tom Ince going close.
Wednesday took the lead with the first shot of the game.
McGugan, who had been pulled back by Will Hughes 25 yards from goal, curled a right-foot shot up and over the wall, leaving Lee Grant rooted to the spot.
The Rams nearly equalised five minutes later.
Jeff Hendrick threaded a pass through to Hughes, who went for the ball with keeper Kieren Westwood and a defender.
The ball broke to Ince, who took a touch before sending a low shot, from a tight angle, against the foot of the post.
On the half-hour, George Thorne - making his first appearance of the season - sent a 30-yarder whistling just wide.
Then, in the 39th minute, Ince's long-range free kick was tipped over by Westwood, with the ball heading for the top corner.
Westwood was called into action again in added time, making a low save to keep out Hughes' effort from the edge of the area.
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If you're easily confused, whatever you do don't walk into Sassy Hair and Beauty in Allestree and ask for Natalie - because four stylists' heads will turn! To avoid confusion, three of the four Natalies who work there have now adopted nicknames. Pictured above (from left) are Natalie Lyons, 28; Natalie Hilton, 25, whose nickname is "H"; Natalie Testro, 23, whose nickname is Sienna and Natalie Rowe, 26, whose nickname is Tilly. They are pictured here with 16-year-old Mischa Wilson.
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HERE'S a last reminder to Derby Telegraph readers to support the "love the bus pass" petition, supported by thousands of people, hundreds of local groups and the National Pensioners' Convention.
Strictly non-partisan, the campaign aims to get all parties to pledge that, if elected to power on May 7, they will retain the England concessionary bus pass for older and disabled people as an adequately-funded statutory universal entitlement free at point of use.
To date, while we've had some encouraging noises, no party has yet made a clear, detailed, unequivocal pledge to retaining the bus pass in its present form.
We simply must ensure all politicians understand that they attack the bus pass at their electoral peril! Readers may request petition forms and information either by e-mail to richardvworral@yahoo.com, by phone on 01922 448331 or 641084, or post 46 Winn House, Walsall, WS2 8NW.
Richard Worrall
love the bus pass campaign co-ordinator
Walsall
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WATCH all the goals from Derby County's 3-2 victory over Sheffield Wednesday.
The Rams trailed twice at the iPro Stadium but hit back to claim all three points, which took them to the top of the Championship.
Jake Buxton's headed double cancelled out goals from Lewis McGugan and Will Keane.
Darren Bent then hit a 77th-minute winner from the penalty spot after Owls keeper Keiren Westwood had been sent off for bringing down Tom Ince in the area.
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GREY is the colour of the moment with the new Fifty Shades of Grey movie starring Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele and Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey proving it's anything but dull. It mixes and matches with every colour and suits all skin tones so get out and add a bit of grey to your life and see how much it brightens up your day.
Take a look at some of the fashionable grey outfits and accessories out there for the Derby fashionista in our pictures, above. * Read more of today's top news stories here. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter
I NEED to tell everyone to stop running right now! It's bad for you. Well, that seems to be what is being suggested lately, according to some of the wider press!
A recently-published scientific study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology claims to have results which suggest too much 'strenuous' running is just as bad for you as not running at all, as it shortens life expectancy. I have my doubts about these claims of course. I will try to explain why.
The piece of work in question involved Danish researchers, studying 1,000 people over a 12-year period.
These subjects were placed into one of four groups; Non-joggers; light-joggers; moderate-joggers; and strenuous-joggers. The running categories were based upon the subject's responses to questions about the speed, frequency and duration of their training sessions.
Ten years later, the researchers checked government records to see how many of them had died.
They found that the rate of death was highest among the group they classed as 'strenuous-joggers', with the lowest rate occurring in the light and moderate joggers.
In the conclusion of the study, it was suggested that running for more than 2.5 hours per week at a speed of 7mph or more was associated with increased chances of dying. It is this that led the wider press to interpret the study's findings in their own unique way and produce headlines along the lines of 'Fast running as deadly as sitting on the couch' and 'You will die if you keep running so much'.
As a runner and someone who comes from a scientific background, I am always interested in scientific studies which relate to my sport.
However, I learned a long time ago that some newspapers, social media and TV news bulletins are NOT the best source for obtaining accurate results of such studies.
What the majority of the wider press failed to mention when publishing their story on the results of this study are the limitations of its validity.
They do not mention that of the 1,000 participants, only 40 were able to be classified as a "strenuous jogger".
They do not mention that of the 1,000 participants, only 17 died in the ten-year study, or that only two of these 17 were in the strenuous jogging group.
They do not mention that the study fails to report whether the deaths of these two subjects were even related to exercise (they could have died in a plane crash for all we know).
My main point here isn't necessarily that I do not agree that running more than 2.5 hours per week is bad for you (although I don't). No. My point is: Please do not make decisions based solely upon what you read in the paper or hear on the news. It's always worth looking at the underlying facts.
Now I have ran for more than 2.5 hours each week since I was around 14 (more than 20 years) and plenty of that has been at significantly faster than 7mph.
I have written in previous articles in the Derby Telegraph about the benefits to physical and mental health that running brings.
However, even if there was suddenly a new piece of groundbreaking research that discovers I have shortened my life in doing so I would have much rather spent my time on this earth being a fast runner, than a couch potato.
Quality of life is surely just as important as longevity. Besides, what on earth is a strenuous jog?
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BIG HERO 6
CHILDREN and adults alike will be enchanted by Disney's hilarious, fast-moving animation, Big Hero 6 which is in contention for an Oscar at this weekend's Academy Awards.
Don Hall's and Chris Williams's movie is a Japanese/American combo, set in a fictional city called San Fransokyo, whose skyline is an intriguing mix of San Francisco and Tokyo.
There lives 14-year-old Hiro (voiced by Ryan Potter), a science nerd whose creations are the kings of illegal robot wars.
He is, however, tempted towards legitimate scientific discovery when he visits the college of his brother (Daniel Henney) who has created a robot who looks like the Michelin Man.
The robot, Baymax (Scott Adsit), is the undoubted star of Big Hero 6, prompting all of the biggest laughs after teaming up with Hiro following a tragedy at the college.
Prepare for your child to mimic his catchphrases over and over again.
But, aside of the comedy, there is an avalanche of great action moments too with Hiro and some new-found pals up against a dastardly enemy.
Big Hero 6's finale leaves a clear impression that Hiro and his gang will be back.
Will they be part of a TV series or film franchise?
I can see either being hugely successful.
Rating: 9/10
Certificate: PG
Showing at: Multiplexes
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE I laughed like a child at the back of the class to Shaun The Sheep Movie. The Aardman animation has no dialogue but this makes no difference to the warmth of the characters who are, with the exception of the animal-catcher, truly lovable. Rating: 8/10 Certificate: U Showing at: Multiplexes INTO THE WOODS Last chances to see Stephen Sondheim's truly superb musical. I would recommend it to anyone with a heart Rating: 9.5/10 Certificate: PG Showing at: Showcase Cinemas
